{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/psalms/2","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T05:48:04.534Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":2,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":1,"nextChapter":3,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":12},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, <i>saying</i>,"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou <i>art</i> my Son; this day have I begotten thee."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Ask of me, and I shall give <i>thee</i> the heathen <i>for</i> thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth <i>for</i> thy possession."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish <i>from</i> the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed <i>are</i> all they that put their trust in him."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 2 (KJV)","markdown":"[Psalms 2](https://primebible.com/kjv/psalms/2)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/psalms/2 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}